Blue Bottle Fly vs common blow flie

Calliphora vomitoria compared with Calliphora vicina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Bottle Fly	common blow flie
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class same	Insecta (حشرات)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order same	Diptera (ذوات الجناحين)	Diptera (ذوات الجناحين)
Family same	Calliphoridae	Calliphoridae
Genus same	Calliphora	Calliphora
Species	Calliphora vomitoria	Calliphora vicina

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Bottle Fly and common blow flie share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Calliphora.

Conservation Status

Blue Bottle Fly

LC — Least Concern

common blow flie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Bottle Fly	common blow flie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Bottle Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

common blow flie

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Blue Bottle Fly

The Blue Bottle Fly (Calliphora vomitoria) is a species in the genus Calliphora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

common blow flie

The common blow fly (<em>Calliphora vicina</em>) is a large, metallic-blue fly belonging to the family Calliphoridae. It is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List and has been recorded across terrestrial and freshwater habitats in Africa, including South Africa, as well as across five European countries and the United States. <em>Calliphora vicina</em> is one of the most familiar blow fly species in temperate regions, often found around human settlements, carrion, and organic waste. It plays an important ecological role as an early colonizer of decomposing animal matter, and its predictable developmental stages make it a key species in forensic entomology for estimating post-mortem intervals. Adults typically feed on nectar, pollen, and decaying matter, while larvae develop in carrion or, occasionally, in wounds. The species is cold-tolerant and often active during cool weather when other blow flies are less abundant. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States